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soldiers point anglesey info please

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Keith

Keith Report 18 Oct 2013 18:28

Hi
can anybody give me any info on soldiers point Anglesey I have googled it but the info is sparse and not what I am looking for
did they have weddings there if so where will the records be
I have a photo of my grandmother taken many years ago outside this building and she is dressed and has a flower pinned on her jacket it looks as if she is at a wedding
long shot I know but if they did do weddings when did they stop
hears hoping
keith

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 18 Oct 2013 18:53

Did you find this, Keith? It says Soldier's Point was a hotel at one time, so they probably did host wedding receptions.

http://geotopoi.wordpress.com/2012/06/19/soldiers-point-hotel-holyhead/

Re records - as a long shot, maybe try contacting Conygar Stena, who are apparently the owners (per the item above).
http://www.holyheadwaterfront.co.uk/Contact/

http://www.holyheadwaterfront.co.uk/Project/

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 18 Oct 2013 19:07

Or try this:

http://www.archiveswales.org.uk/index.php?id=1053

This article mentions weddings and concerts:
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/former-soldiers-point-hotel-holyhead-2685366

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 18 Oct 2013 21:24

The hotel may have hosted wedding receptions........it would not have been the venue for wedding ceremonies.

The concept of weddings taking place anywhere other than Churches/Synagogues etc or Register Offices is very new....................

Keith

Keith Report 18 Oct 2013 21:25

argyllgran
thank you for the info
it says in the report of the fire a counciler says he remembers going to a wedding 30 years ago
so must have done weddings up to 1980ish
thank you again
Keith

Keith

Keith Report 18 Oct 2013 21:27

Reggie
thank you I have only just seen the message
it could have been a reception she was at after the wedding took place elsewhere
Keith

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 18 Oct 2013 21:27

The Marriages (Approved Premises) Regulations 1995 allow civil marriages to take place regularly in hotels, stately homes, civic halls and similar premises without compromising the fundamental principles of English marriage law and Parliament's intention to maintain the solemnity of the occasion etc., etc..........................